Ojarumaru
Ojarumaru | |
![]() Cover of the 2010 Ojarumaru calendar | |
おじゃる | |
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Genre | Comedy, Fantasy,[1] Slice of life |
Created by | Rin Inumaru |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Akitaro Daichi |
Music by | Harukichi Yamamoto |
Studio | Gallop |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NHK Educational TV |
Original run | October 5, 1998 – present |
Episodes | 2037[2][3][a] + 7 specials[b] |
Anime film | |
Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira | |
Directed by | Akitaro Daichi |
Produced by | Atsushi Ito Hisako Matsumoto |
Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Harukichi Yamamoto |
Studio | Gallop |
Released | July 15, 2000 |
Runtime | 47 minutes |
Manga | |
Written by | Tatsuma Ejiri |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Saikyo Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | January 2012 – September 2014 |
Volumes | 1 |
Ojarumaru (おじゃる
It received an "Excellence Award" for animation at the 1999 Japan Media Arts Festival.[8]
Premise
[edit]Around 1,000 years ago in Fairy World (
Later episodes tend to center around other characters, including Princess Okame, Ojarumaru's young fiancé who desperately tries to win over his heart; Okorinbō and Nikorinbō, two anthropomorphic komainu who try numerous get-rich-quick methods in a bid to get their shinto shrine out of poverty; Ken, a freeter who keeps changing jobs; Kazuma's classmates, big eater Kintarō Sakata, beauty-obsessed Komachi Ono, and the judgmental but well-intentioned Kentarō Iwashimizu; Icchoku Honda, Kazuma's energetic homeroom teacher; the Hoshino Family, three aliens from another planet who want to invade Earth and have a strange aversion to Ojarumaru; and Sachiyo Usui, an eccentric manga artist who is notorious for her creepy, highly detailed drawings.
Some episodes place the characters in parodies of notable fairy tales, fables, novels, and TV shows from Japan and other countries. These include Momotarō,[10][11][12] Cinderella,[13] Ikkyū-san,[14] Journey to the West,[15] Columbo,[16] Peter Pan,[17] The Boy Who Cried Wolf,[18] Attack on Titan[19] and James Bond.[20]
Broadcast
[edit]Seven television specials have aired on NHK E-Tele. The first special entitled Ojarumaru: Shiawase no Aoi Senaka (おじゃる
The series has aired daily on Kids Station since November 5, 2018.[26]
Soundtrack
[edit]Opening Themes
[edit]No. | Title[5] | Series no.[5] | Performer[5] | Notes |
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1 | Utahito ( |
1–10; 16-present | Saburō Kitajima | |
2 | Yumehito ( |
11-15 | Saburō Kitajima |
Ending Themes
[edit]No. | Title[5] | Series no.[5] | Performer[5] | Notes |
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1 | Purin Sanka (プリン |
1 | SUS4 | |
2 | Purin de ojaru (プリンでおじゃる) | 2 | Ojarumaru (Hiroko Konishi), Kazuma (Yuriko Fuchizaki), Denbo (Rie Iwatsubo) | A cover of Purin Sanka |
3 | Kooni Trio no Theme ( |
3 | Kooni Trio[f] | |
4 | Koi o Itashi Mashou♪ ( |
4 | Denbo | |
5 | Acchi Muite Hoi de ojaru (あっちむいてホイでおじゃる) | 5 | Ojarumaru (Chinami Nishimura), Kazuma, Denbo, the Oni Child Trio | |
6 | Kono Machi Itsumo 〜Bin-chan no Uta〜 (この |
6 | Bin-chan (Ayaka Saitō) | |
7 | Warera Gekkō-chō Chicchai Mono Club (われら |
7 | Moonlight Town Tiny Things Club[g] | |
8 | Gekkō-chō no Uta ( |
8 | Ojarumaru, Kisuke | |
9 | Denbo no Bunbun Fushi ( |
9 | Denbo (Narumi Satō), Ojarumaru, Kazuma | |
10 | Sankyukkyu Dancing (さんきゅっきゅダンシング) | 10 | Natsumi | |
11 | Bokura no Sekai (ぼくらの |
11 | Reiko Mizumachi | |
12 | Ojarumaru Kyōsō Kyoku (おじゃる |
12 | Kumiko Mori | |
13 | Katatsumuri (かたつむり, Snails) | 13 | Manami Oku[h] | |
14 | Hatsukoi wa Minora Nai ( |
14 | Ojarumaru Sisters | |
15 | Maro no Sanpo (マロのさんぽ, My Walk) | 15, 16 | Chopiiin (15th series); Ojarumaru, Kazuma, Denbo (16th series) | |
16 | Da!Da!!Da!!! | 17 | The Collectors | |
17 | Wakaran (わからん, I Don't Know) | 18 | Zainichi Funk | |
18 | Mihatenu Yume ( |
19 | Ojamens[i] | |
19 | Purin Sanka ~20th à la mode edition (プリン |
20 | TWEEDEES | A cover of Purin Sanka |
20 | Kono Michi Ashita e (この |
21 | Ken | |
21 | Yada na~ Ii na~ (やだな~ いいな~) | 22 | Great King Enma (Tetsuo Komura), Bin-chan | |
22 | Yume no Yume ( |
23 | Crazy Ken Band | |
23 | Oja Fuwa Babyun (おじゃフワバビュン)[29] | 24 | Fuwa-chan, Team Ojarumaru | |
24 | Ito Okashi (いとをかし)[30][31] | 25 | Ringo Sheena | |
25 | Sennen Traveler ( |
26 | Ikusaburo Yamazaki | |
26 | Maru ( |
27 | Shizuka Kudo |
Other media
[edit]Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation of the anime series, written and illustrated by Tatsuma Ejiri, was serialized in Shueisha's Saikyo Jump magazine from January 2012 to September 2014. The first and only tankōbon volume, which compiles select stories from the Saikyo Jump serialization, was published in Japan on July 4, 2014.[34]
No. | Release date | ISBN | |
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1 | July 4, 2014 | 4088801474 | |
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Video games
[edit]Title | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Release date | Source |
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Ojarumaru (おじゃる |
Bandai | Bandai | Sega Pico | 1999 | |
Ojarumaru 〜Mangan Jinja no Ennichi de ojaru!〜 (おじゃる |
MTO | MTO | Game Boy Color | June 30, 2000 | [35] |
Ojarumaru 〜Tsukiyo ga Ike no Takaramono〜 (おじゃる |
Success | Success | Game Boy Color | July 14, 2000 | [36] |
Typing Ojarumaru (タイピング おじゃる |
Interchannel | Interchannel | Windows 95/98/Me/XP | 2001 | [37] |
Ojarumaru: Kazu Asobi (おじゃる |
E Frontier | E Frontier | Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP, Classic Mac OS, macOS | 2002 | |
Ojarumaru: Moji Asobi (おじゃる |
E Frontier | E Frontier | Windows 95/98/2000/Me/XP, Classic Mac OS, macOS | 2002 | [38] |
Ojarumaru: Pasokon Yarou yo! Mouse de Jigsaw Puzzle (おじゃる |
Dorasu | Dorasu | Windows 95/98/2000/Me | [39] | |
Ojarumaru: Gekkō-chō Sanpo de ojaru (おじゃる |
MTO | MTO | Game Boy Advance | September 5, 2003 | [40] |
Ojarumaru: DS Ojaru to Okeiko Aiueo (おじゃる |
D3 Publisher | D3 Publisher | Nintendo DS | December 20, 2007 | [41] |
Ojarumaru: Kaikai! Enma-Kai (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [42] | |
Ojarumaru: Gattai no Oni (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [43] | |
Ojarumaru: Ojarumaru Tennis (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [44] | |
Ojarumaru: Eboshi Collection (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [44] | |
Ojarumaru: Ojarumaru no Hover Race (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [45] | |
Ojarumaru: Chicchai Golf (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [46] | |
Ojarumaru: Nige tetamo (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [46] | |
Ojarumaru: Logic Puzzle (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [47] | |
Ojarumaru: Shutsudō! Chicchai Mono Club (おじゃる |
Metro | Metro | au | [48] | |
Akihabara Ojaru de Kankō ( |
Akihabara TMO,INC. | Akihabara TMO,INC. | iOS, Android | 2011 | [49] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The episodes are split up into 26 "series"
- ^ As of December 6, 2023
- ^ Known officially in English as Prince Mackaroo.[4]
- ^ Officially written in katakana as ヘイアンチョウ (Heian-chō)[9]
- ^ Officially written in katakana as シャク (Shaku)[9]
- ^ Consists of Aobei (Kazuya Ichijou), Akane (Omi Minami), and Kisuke (Yūji Ueda)
- ^ Consists of Denbo (Rie Iwatsubo), Kame and Tome (Satomi Kōrogi), Katapi (Ryō Naitō), Ojarumaru (Chinami Nishimura), and Bin-chan (Ayaka Saitō)
- ^ Credited as Manami Ogu
- ^ Consists of Kanchō (Kenjirō Tsuda), Kanbutsu (Eiji Takemoto), Ken (Yūsuke Numata), Kawakami (Norihisa Mori), and Hoshino (Yuko Sanpei)[27]
References
[edit]- ^ "
教育 番組 から名作 アニメまで【こども番組 特集 】[From Educational Programs to Masterpiece Animation - Featured Children's Programs]" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved October 31, 2022. - ^ "おじゃる
丸 これまでのおはなし [Ojarumaru: The story up to now]" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved June 6, 2020. - ^ "エピソード - アニメおじゃる
丸 [Episodes - Anime Ojarumaru]". NHK (in Japanese). Retrieved April 22, 2021. - ^ "Prince Mackaroo". Enoki Films. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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丸 NHK放送 史 (動画 ・記事 ) [Ojarumaru - NHK Broadcasting History (Video and Article)]" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved October 31, 2022. - ^ "1999 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards". Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
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丸 ものがたり" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved September 23, 2019. - ^ Ojarumaru 1st series episode 68 "Ojaru Oni ga Yama e Iku" (おじゃる
鬼 が島 へ行 く) - ^ Ojarumaru 3rd series episode 5 "Momoman" (モモマン)
- ^ Ojarumaru 7th series episode 86 "Momoman 2" (モモマン2)
- ^ Ojarumaru 2nd series episode 18 "Ojaderella" (おじゃデレラ)
- ^ Ojarumaru 10th series episode 13 "Ojakkyū-san" (おじゃ
休 さん) - ^ Ojarumaru 10th series episode 63 "Ojagoku" (おじゃごくう)
- ^ Ojarumaru 10th series episode 28 "Keiji Ojarumbo" (
刑事 おじゃるンボ) - ^ Ojarumaru 15th series episode 75 "Ojater Pan" (おじゃターパン)
- ^ Ojarumaru 18th series episode 38 "Ookami Shonen Ojarumaru" (おおかみ
少年 おじゃる "Wolf Boy Ojarumaru") - ^ Ojarumaru 21st series episode 21 "Shingeki no Maro" (
進撃 のマロ) - ^ Ojarumaru 21st series episode 32 "Makomako 7" (マコマコ7)
- ^ "アニメワールド+BLOG:NHK おじゃる
丸 8/14(金 )『おじゃる丸 スペシャル』放送 決定 !" (in Japanese). NHK. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2015. - ^ "Ojarumaru Anime Gets Live-Action Special in November". Anime News Network. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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丸 20年 スペシャル再 放送 決定 !" (in Japanese). NHK. November 15, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019. - ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 11, 2022). "Ojarumaru Anime Gets New Special on March 28 for 25th Anniversary". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ @nhk_animeworld (March 25, 2022). 【
放送 日時 変更 のお知 らせ】本日 の高校 野球 順延 に伴 い「おじゃる丸 25年 SP」の放送 日時 変更 が決 まりました。Eテレ30(水) 午前 3:07※火曜 深夜 残念 ながら深夜 です…!番組 表 に反映 されたらぜひ録画 を。4月に再 放送 を検討 中 です。28(月) はEテレで高校 野球 を中継 します。ご理解 ・ご了承 ください。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 17, 2022 – via Twitter. - ^ @kids_station (October 12, 2018). 11月の
番組 表 は...実写 スピンオフとともにキッズ初 放送 !おじゃる丸 ☆ あの大人気 ポケモンをたっぷり堪能 !ピカチュウ&イーブイ特集 ☆投票 によって放送 話 数 が決定 !イナズマイレブン今日 の格言 スペシャル☆ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Twitter. - ^ "19シリーズ エンディングテーマ [19th Series Ending Theme]". NHK. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "「おじゃる
丸 」第 23シリーズ新 ED曲 はクレイジーケンバンドのみなさん!&キービジュアル公開 !". NHK (in Japanese). March 26, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020. - ^ "「おじゃる
丸 」新 EDはフワちゃん&チームおじゃる丸 が歌 う「おじゃフワバビュン」に決定 !". NHK. March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021. - ^ "「おじゃる
丸 」第 25シリーズのEDテーマは椎名 林檎 「いとをかし」に決定 !" (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved March 25, 2022. - ^ Mateo, Alex (March 25, 2022). "Ringo Sheena Performs Ending Theme Song for Ojarumaru Anime's 25th Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
- ^ "「おじゃる
丸 」第 26シリーズEDテーマは山崎 育 三郎 「千 年 トラベラー」! キービジュアルを解禁 ![The "Ojarumaru" 26th series ending theme is "Thousand-Year Traveler" by Ikusaburo Yamazaki! Key visual unveiled!]". NHK (in Japanese). March 21, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2024. - ^ "「おじゃる
丸 」第 27シリーズのエンディングテーマは工藤 静香 「丸 (まる)」に決定 ![The "Ojarumaru" 27th series ending theme has been confirmed to be "Maru" by Shizuka Kudo!]". NHK (in Japanese). March 25, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2024. - ^ おじゃる
丸 1 (in Japanese). S-MANGA.net. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2014. - ^ "おじゃる
丸 〜満願 神社 は縁日 でおじゃる! (ゲームボーイ)" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved September 26, 2019. - ^ "おじゃる
丸 〜月夜 が池 のたからもの〜 (ゲームボーイ)" (in Japanese). Famitsu. Retrieved September 26, 2019. - ^ Kyoji Nakamura (March 7, 2001). "NECインターチャネルのPC
向 け新作 タイトル4本 一気 レビュー" (in Japanese). GAME Watch. Retrieved September 26, 2001. - ^ Yuri Kaneko (May 20, 2004). "【キッズソフト】おじゃる
丸 と一緒 に文字 で遊 ぼう! おじゃる丸 もじあそび [子供 とインターネット]" (in Japanese). All About. Retrieved September 26, 2019. - ^ "おじゃる
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丸 月光 町 散歩 でおじゃる". MTO. Retrieved September 26, 2019. - ^ "おじゃる
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External links
[edit]- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- NHK Anime World Ojarumaru (in Japanese)
- おじゃる
丸 – NHK Broadcast History (in Japanese) - Enoki Films Prince Mackaroo Website
- Ojarumaru (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ojarumaru via Kids Station's official website (in Japanese)
- Ojarumaru nep NHK Enterprises Character Page (in Japanese)
- Peril at the Full Moon Road ~A 'Rare' Adventure of Our Prince~ Official site (in Japanese)
- My Galaxy is Calling ~The 2 Wishing Stars~ Official site (in Japanese)